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Learn about the special and gifted education issues Congress and the administration are considering by reading CEC's Policy Insider. Sign up today to receive weekly e-mail updates!

CEC is also pleased to offer up-to-date news about federal special and gifted education policy through the Policy Insider Blog. A complement to the weekly e-mail service, CEC’s Policy Insider Blog features regular posts throughout the week, providing you with real-time special ed policy news.

Questions or comments? Send an e-mail to CEC's Policy and Advocacy Services team.

Policy Insider e-Newsletter

02/03/2010- The President's Budget Request: A Look at IDEA and Javits; 2011 Education Budget is "Missed Opportunity" for Special, Gifted Education; Duncan Responds to Obama's State of the Union; IES Announces Two Special Education Grant Competitions; Share Your Class

01/27/2010- Tune into the State of the Union Tonight!; Majority of States Submit Race to the Top Applications; Report on Growth Models Highlights the Difficulties States Have Including Alternative Assessment Scores; Share Your Classroom and Program Successes for a CE

01/20/2010- Forest Grove Case Revisited: A Win for the School District?; Share Your Classroom and Program Successes for a CEC Policy Publication!; Institute for Education Sciences Newsletter Highlights Goals for Education Research; Institute for Education Sciences N

01/13/2010- The Year Ahead in Funding; Share Your Classroom and Program Successes for a CEC Policy Publication!; President Obama Nominates Individuals to National Council on Disability; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Seeks Public Policy Fellows

01/06/2010- Seeking Co-Sponsors for the Restraint and Seclusion Bills; Race to the Top Application Deadline Nears; Program Provides Funding for Education Reforms; Share Your Classroom and Program Successes for a CEC Policy Publication!; GAO Examines Whether Increasin

12/21/2009- SPECIAL EDITION: Happy Holidays From CEC!; CEC's 2009 Policy Accomplishments at a Glance

12/16/2009- Restraint and Seclusion Legislation Incorporates CEC and CCBD Recommendations; Congress Funds Education through FY 2010 and Considers Temporarily Increasing Education and Medicaid Funding in Jobs for Main Street Act; Share Your Classroom and Program Succe

12/09/2009- Restraint and Seclusion Legislation; Recommendations to the National Education Technology Plan; Take Action for Early Childhood Programs; Changes to Grant Program Targeting Lowest Achieving Schools; Computer Science Education Week; WWC Guided Tour

12/02/2009- CEC Celebrates 34th Anniversary of IDEA; Medicaid Rehabilitative Services Proposed Rule Withdrawn; White House Announces Educate to Innovate Initiative; Congress Back In Session After Thanksgiving Break

11/25/2009- CEC Wishes You Happy Thanksgiving!; CEC Supports 2009 ABLE Act; Report Finds Students with Disabilities Making Some Progress; But Achievement Gap and Inconsistent Policies Complicate Results; CEC Supports Rosa's Law; What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) to Host

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